Thursday, August 08, 2013

The Skunk Ape, also known as the Swamp Ape, Stink Ape, the Myakka
Ape, and the Myakka Skunk Ape, is a hominid cryptid said to inhabit
Florida, as well as North Carolina and Arkansas. Reports of the Skunk
Ape were particularly common in the 1960s and 1970s. In the fall of
1974, numerous sightings were reported in suburban neighborhoods of Dade
County, Florida, of a large, foul-smelling, hairy, ape-like creature,
which ran upright on two legs

The Hodag

The Hodag is a folkloric animal of the American state of Wisconsin.
Its history is focused mainly around the city of Rhinelander in northern
Wisconsin, where it was said to have been discovered. It had "the head
of a frog, the grinning face of a giant elephant, thick short legs set
off by huge claws, the back of a dinosaur, and a long tail with spears
at the end". The group that found it stated they needed to use dynamite
to kill the beast.

The Hugag

The Hugag is a huge animal of the Lake States. Its range includes
western Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, and a territory extending
indefinitely northward in the Canadian wilds toward Hudson Bay. In size
it may be compared to a moose and in form is somewhat resembles an
animal. Very noticeably however are it's front joint less legs compel
the animal to remain on its feet, and its long upper lip, which prevents
it from grazing.

The Hidebehind

Hidebehinds are nocturnal creatures from American folklore that prey
upon humans that wander into the woods and was credited for the
disappearances of early colonial loggers when they failed to return to
camp. As its name suggests, the hidebehind is noted for its ability to
conceal itself. When an observer attempts to look directly at it, the
creature hides again behind an object or the observer and therefore
can't be directly seen: a feat it accomplishes by sucking in its stomach
to a point where it is so slender that it can easily cover itself
behind the trunk of any tree. Early accounts describe hidebehinds as
large, powerful animals, despite the fact that no one was able to see
them.

The Pope Lick Monster

The Pope Lick Monster is a legendary part-man, part-goat and
part-sheep creature reported to live beneath a Norfolk Southern Railway
trestle over Floyd's Fork Creek, in the Fisherville area of Louisville,
Kentucky. According to some accounts, the creature uses either
hypnosis[1] or voice mimicry to lure trespassers onto the trestle to
meet their death before an oncoming train. Other stories claim the
monster jumps down from the trestle onto the roofs of cars passing
beneath it. Yet other legends tell that it attacks its victims with a
blood-stained axe. It has also been said that the very sight of the
creature is so unsettling that those who see it while walking across the
high trestle are driven to leap off.

The Sidehill Gouger

Sidehill gougers are North American folkloric creatures adapted to
living on hillsides by having legs on one side of their body shorter
than the legs on the opposite side. This peculiarity allows them to walk
on steep hillsides, although only in one direction; when lured or
chased into the plain, they are trapped in an endless circular path.

Wampahoofus

A Vermont variation of the sidehill gouger is known as the
Wampahoofus. It was reported that farmers crossbreed them with their
cows so they could graze easily on mountain sides.

Tailypo

Tailypo is a creature of North American folklore, particularly in
Appalachia. The Tailypo is usually described as being the size of a dog.
Depending upon the native culture of the storyteller, the Tailypo is
said to have either yellow or red eyes. The Tailypo also has pointed
ears and a long tail. The creature is covered in black or dark brown fur
and as it appears only during the night, it is even harder to see. The
Tailypo usually only ever uses its sharp claws to attack, suggesting
that the Tailypo is merely a powerful animal, and not a demon or spirit.

While probably not sapient, the Tailypo does speak, demanding the
return of its tail. "Taily-po, Taily-po...all I want is my Taily-po..."

Piasa

The Piasa is a Native American dragon depicted in one of two murals
painted by Native Americans on bluffs (cliffsides) above the Mississippi
River. In 1673 Father Jacques Marquette saw the painting on the
limestone bluff and stated this "While Skirting some rocks, which by
Their height and length inspired awe, We saw upon one of them two
painted monsters which at first made Us afraid, and upon Which the
boldest savages dare not Long rest their eyes. They are as large As a
calf; they have Horns on their heads Like those of a deer, a horrible
look, red eyes, a beard Like a tiger's, a face somewhat like a man's, a
body Covered with scales, and so Long A tail that it winds all around
the Body, passing above the head and going back between the legs, ending
in a Fish's tail. Green, red, and black are the three Colors composing
the Picture. Moreover, these 2 monsters are so well painted that we
cannot believe that any savage is their author; for good painters in
France would find it difficult to reach that place Conveniently to paint
them. Here is approximately The shape of these monsters, As we have
faithfully Copied It."

The Squonk

The Squonk is a legendary
creature reputed to live in the Hemlock forests of northern
Pennsylvania. The legend holds that the creature's skin is ill-fitting,
and covered with warts and other blemishes, and so it hides from plain
sight and spends much of its time weeping. Hunters who have attempted to
catch squonks have found that the creature is capable of evading
capture by dissolving completely into a pool of tears and bubbles when
cornered.

A hunter once claimed to have coaxed one into a bag, which, while he
was carrying it home, suddenly lightened. On inspection, he found that
the bag contained only the liquid remains of the sad animal.

The Jersey Devil

The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature or cryptid said to inhabit
the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, United States. The creature is
often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many
different variations. The common description is that of a kangaroo-like
creature with the head of a goat, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small
arms with clawed hands, cloven hooves and a forked tail. It has been
reported to move quickly and often is described as emitting a
"blood-curdling scream."

The Mothman

Mothman is a legendary creature first reportedly seen in the Point
Pleasant area of West Virginia from 15 November 1966 to 15 December
1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant
Register dated 16 November 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized
Bird...Creature...Something".

Some ufologists, paranormal authors, and cryptozoologists believe
that Mothman was an alien, a supernatural manifestation, or an unknown
cryptid. Now the mothman has made its way into popular culture. Point
Pleasant held its first Annual Mothman Festival in 2002 and a
12-foot-tall metallic statue of the creature, created by artist and
sculptor Bob Roach, was unveiled in 2003

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